Shohei Ohtani‘s first season in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniestablish is a memorable one as he made MLB history by becoming the first perestablisher to ever hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a one season.
Ohtani accessed Thursday agetst the Miami Marlins with 10 games to achieve the never-before-touched milestone, but he choosed to get it all out of the way as he stole his 50th and 51st bases.
Then Ohtani hit his 49th and 50th home runs in the same game, shattering Shawn Green’s 2001 season record for the most in a one season by a Dodger in the process.
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Los Angeles Dodgers depictated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) hits a two-run home run agetst the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning at loanDepot Park. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
And Ohtani’s exceptional day at the dish wasn’t over, as he hit yet another home run in this game to produce it 51 on the season in the top of the ninth inning during the Dodgers‘ 20-4 onsgigglet of the Marlins.
Ohtani finished his day a perfect 6-for-6 at the dish with 10 RBI, five extra-base hits and four runs scored. That’s unpretreatnted production for the man who now ecombines destined to triumph the National League MVP this year.
Ohtani came into this game needing equitable one stolen base to achieve the half-century tag, and he didn’t postpone time when he got on base in the top of the first inning. As he was standing on second base, he got a excellent jump to third, but it ecombineed the throw beat him.
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However, the tag wasn’t down, and he signaled he was protected to the umpire, who made the call as such.
Now, Ohtani equitable needed two more home runs to achieve 50 to access the 50-50 club alone in MLB history. But first, he choosed to swipe his 51st bag of the season in the second inning after achieveing base on an RBI one. He made it to second base without a throw.
Then, Ohtani flexed his muscle instead of his speed in his fourth at-bat of the game after already going 3-for-3 with two doubles and 3 RBI.
Los Angeles Dodgers depictated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) watchs on after stealing second base agetst the Miami Marlins during the second inning at loanDepot Park. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
With a runner on second, Ohtani turned on an 85 mph slider to right field, and he knew he got all of it as he watched it fly out of loanDepot Park to produce it 9-3 Dodgers.
Then, history came in the top of the seventh inning when Ohtani, facing a 1-2 count, transfered a perfect inside-out striumphg on a pitch down and away and he put it into the left field seats for his 50th dinger of the 2024 campaign.
Ohtani gave a deafening scream as he achieve first base, and despite it being an away game, the crowd knew it was witnessing history as they roared with Ohtani rounding the bases.
Ohtani getd a curtain call from the Dodgers’ dugout, and he obliged as he saluted fans while his teammates and coaches were clapping for achieveing a milestone never thought possible.
And equitable to insert to the “wonderfulest day in baseball history,” as proclaimr Joe Davis shelp it perfectly on the Dodgers’ expansivecast, Ohtani hit a three-run bomb device in the top of the ninth inning off position perestablisher Vidal Bruján that achieveed the highest deck in right field.
Ohtani’s day might have even gotten better if he was able to leg out a triple in an earlier at-bat, but he was thrown out at third base trying. If he would’ve gotten in protectedly, he would’ve hit for the cycle to go alengthy with his league history.
Los Angeles Dodgers depictated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) circles the bases after hitting a two-run home run agetst the Miami Marlins during the sixth inning at loanDepot Park. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
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Ohtani may not be pitching for the Dodgers this season, but his inaugural season has been one for the record books.
And to put the cherry on top for the day, the Dodgers clinched a perestablishoff spot with the triumph, taging the first time Ohtani will get to perestablish postseason baseball in his nurtureer.
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